From aevett1@yahoo.com Fri Nov 21 07:44:51 2008
Subject:Re: S90es
Tony, that's correct. As it was explained to me by a Yamaha rep: The S80 soundset basically came from the EX5, the S90 from the Motif, and the S90ES from the Motif ES. The S80 and S90 Pianos had a couple of new voices that were tweaked from the original programs; the S90ES introduced new samples and voices not found in the Motif ES.
All three of the current S Series keyboards can use Yamaha Plug - In Expansion Cards. That way, with a PLG150-AP piano card, an S80 can have piano voices that are, essentially, at the same quality level as the S90ES pianos. A used S80 is one of best keyboard deals out there. If you don't need the ES or Motif sounds, the S80 has a great 'cover the bases' soundset; plus you can upgrade the pianos with your choice of two different piano cards. The organs in all three of the S Series are very viable for gigging; there are a variety of voices, plus limited drawbar settings with the four sliders provided. Granted, it's not KB3 mode, or a dedicated clonewheel; but I've covered the bases nicely with an S90, then an S90ES, over the past several years. Keeping your rig to two keyboards is not too difficult these days; I rarely need to take out modules/soft synths, at least currently. Depending on the gig, I usually use any two of my three main
boards: S90ES, PC3, Motif XS 7. That usually covers the bases more than adequately.
Allan
--- On Fri, 11/21/08, tonysounds wrote:
From: tonysounds
Subject: [CWSG] S90es
To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, November 21, 2008, 5:35 AM
I think the deal was the S90es had a massive piano sound that wasn't available in any other unit.
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--- On Thu, 11/20/08, redandbluekey@ comcast.net wrote:
From: redandbluekey@ comcast.net
Subject: Re: [CWSG] Re: OT One time post
To: CloneWheel@yahoogro ups.com
Date: Thursday, November 20, 2008, 9:10 PM
it was my understanding the S90 had "better" or improved acoustic piano sounds.
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From: zakemo@AOL.com
To: CloneWheel@yahoogro ups.com, ZAKEMO@aol.com
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2008 7:57:53 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
Subject: Re: [CWSG] Re: OT One time post
Anybody able to give some advice on the S80 vs S90 to use mostly for
pianos and some synth sounds. Not really into a lot of synth stuff but the
need comes up occasionally and I want to stick to hauling just two keyboards.
Contact me directly by email if this is too OT for the forum and you enjoy
sharing your knowledge and experience(s) . ORF Bob
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